Neighbourhood Wijhe Centrum

Neighbourhood in district Wijhe · municipality Olst-Wijhe · Overijssel

  • 1.293 homes
  • 2.590 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1966
  • avg. WOZ € 317.000

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Wijhe Centrum

Homes
1.293
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1966
Average living area
118 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.309
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 31% 404
  • Mid-terrace house 24% 312
  • End-terrace house 17% 226
  • Detached 15% 197
  • Semi-detached house 12% 154

Energy label

  • A or better 37% 474
  • B 8% 109
  • C 20% 254
  • D 8% 107
  • E 4% 47
  • F 6% 72
  • G 12% 149
  • No label 6% 81

Building period

  • Built before 1945 22% 281
  • 1945–1969 18% 229
  • 1970–1989 38% 497
  • 1990–2009 10% 125
  • 2010 and later 12% 159
  • Unknown 0% 2

Residents

Residents
2.590
January 1, 2025
Households
1.255
avg. 2,0 people
One-person households
42%
Households with children
26%
Population density
1.927
inhabitants per km²
Area
1,5 km²
of which 0,2 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 14% 350
  • 15–25 years 10% 250
  • 25–45 years 20% 525
  • 45–65 years 22% 575
  • 65 years and older 34% 890

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 317.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
54%
Rental homes
46%
31% housing association
Single-family homes
65%
35% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
7%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
2
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.340 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
910 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
830 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
47%
Gas-free
3%
Mainly electrically heated
9%
Heating (WarmteAtlas)
93% central heating, 2% block, 1% electric
2022
Geothermal potential
Ongunstig
Slochteren formation

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
400 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
600 m
avg. distance
Daycare
1,7 km
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Low urban density
673 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,9
1.166 passenger cars
Company locations
240
of which 55 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
51 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
9%
municipality 9%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
4%
municipality 2%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
3%
municipality 3%

Noise level of the 1.293 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 7% 90
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 43% 554
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 34% 434
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 176
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 29
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 1% 10

Flooding

Homes that may flood
93%
municipality 94%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
89%
Of which more than 2 m water
42%
Maximum water depth
3,0 m
average 1,8 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,4 µg/m³
1% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,3 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dark
Green within 500 m
55%
municipality 63%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
44 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
97%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
0,6–0,8 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
95%
municipality 87%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 32%
Dry floor at the most severe flood
77%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
57%
municipality 41%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
6%
municipality 4%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 2%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
44
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
113
+1% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
3,9
5 burglaries
Municipality
22
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Winkeldiefstal 20% 23
  • Fietsdiefstal 17% 19
  • Vernieling 5% 6
  • Woninginbraak 4% 5
  • Mishandeling 4% 4

Per year

  1. 762021
  2. 1002022
  3. 972023
  4. 972024
  5. 1192025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,17
+0,06 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,16

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,02 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,11 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,02 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,09 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−0,5 mm per year
municipality −1,0 mm
Soil subsidence (shallow)
+0,6 mm per year
peat and clay that subside
Expected decrease until 2050
0 cm
high scenario
Homes at risk of pile rot
0,6%
zeer laag, municipality 0,2%
Pile rot in 2050
0,6%
high scenario, drier summers
Difference projection in 2050
0,9%
houses on pile with risk

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 147.100
Net labour participation
71%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
13%
share of people (nationally 20%)